Improvement in tobacco-cutters



wetted" tapes strut @imite i Letters Patent No. 98,340, dated December28, 1869.

IMPROVEMENT 1N ToBAcco-cUTTB-Rs.

'rhe Sehec'iule referxedto in these Letters Patent and making part ofthe lame.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SEYMOUR A. Bos'rwremof Laconia, in the county7 ofBelknap, and State of New Hampshire,lhave invented certain new anduseful Improvements inl 'lolmcco-Outters, of which the following is' afull description, reference being,l had to the accompanying drawings,.and letters of reference marked thereon.

In the accompanying drawings- Figure 1 is a side view of my improvedtobaccocutter.

Figure 2 is a top view ofthe same.

In the construction of my improved tobacco-cutter, any suitable bed, A,may be employed.

Upon this bed is a frame, B, in which is placed a slide, K, providedwith a toothed bar, into which the lever-pintan D L gears, thus giving`motion to the slide hy moving the lever D as indicated in red lines.

The slide K carries av knife, H, and also has bean.

ings for, and moves the shaft of the rotary cutter G.

The shaft ofthe cutter' G also-carries a pinion, E, which gears intoajoothed har, F.

By this arrangement the rotary cutter receives both a forward and arotary motion, thus giving the. edge a Also a head-block, I, is used tohold the4 tobacco for the rotary cutter.

The elevated knife H is attached to the slide K, and moves horizont-ollytherewith. knife is s et obliquely; so as to give a sliding cut.

A table, C, is placed by tbe-knife, to support the tobacco while it iscut, and v a shoulder, C', of the table prevents thetobacco from slidingforward away from the advancing knife. v

. The table allows the tobacco to fall away from the knife as it is out,and thus prevents the necessity and ltrouble of such frequent removal ofthe cut tobacco, as is required where no elevated table stands besidethe knife.

Having thus fully described my invention, v y

What I elaine, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of theUnitedStates, is-

1. The rotary cutter' G, in combination with the slide K, ratchet L, andlever D, or the equivalents of said devices, substantially as set forth.

2. The pinion E, upon the shaft of the cutter G,

, in combination with the toothed bar F, substantially as set forth.

SEYMOUR A. BOSTWIGK.

Witnesses:

` A. G. HULL,y

Sims B. SMITH.

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